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Clerkships at the Colorado Court of Appeals are either a one year appointment beginning in September of each year or are longer-term appointments, at the discretion of the hiring judge. Service with the same appellate judge for more than one year will provide additional paid benefits and the opportunity for future annual salary increases.

Each judge hires his, her, or their own law clerks. Please see the information provided below for the details on applying for a clerkship in each Judge's chambers.

Applicants must have completed at least four semesters of law school prior to submitting application materials.

Please address inquiries and applications to the individual Judges at:
Colorado Court of Appeals, 2 East 14th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203

Chief Judge Judge Gilbert M. Román:  720-625-5325

Judge Román is not currently taking applications for judicial clerkships.

Judge John Daniel Dailey:  720-625-5340

Judge Dailey is not currently taking applications for judicial clerkships.

Judge David M. Furman:  720-625-5310

Judge Furman will accept applications until the position is filled, with the goal of hiring during the summer or fall for the following year. He gives primary consideration to class rank and writing experience.  Applications should contain: (1) a resume; (2) undergraduate and law school transcripts; (3) three letters of recommendation, at least one not from a law professor; and (4) writing sample of unpublished material, preferably unedited by anyone else.  Applications should be emailed to zachary.cummings@judicial.state.co.us.

Judge Jerry N. Jones:  720-625-5335

Judge Jones hires law clerks for staggered, two-year terms. He prefers to receive applications by June, and holds interviews in the Summer. Please email a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, writing sample (preferably one not edited by someone else), and letters of reference to jerry.jones@judicial.state.co.us. Judge Jones has hired his clerk for the 2023-2025 term.

Judge Terry Fox: 720-625-5245

Judge Fox has two law clerks, who serve staggered two-year terms.  She will accept applications for the 2024-2026 term from Spring 2023 through July 12, 2023.  Applicants must be willing to commit to a two-year clerkship and should be available to start in August or September 2024.  Applications should be sent by email to cassandra.gardner-wong@judicial.state.co.us in combined PDF format, and should include a cover letter, resume, writing sample of unpublished material (one not edited by someone else), transcripts (undergraduate and law school), and three letters of recommendation (only one from a law school professor).  Applications may be submitted with only three semesters of law school grades, but Judge Fox asks that applicants supplement their application with fourth semester grades when they become available.  Interviews will be conducted during the last two weeks of July with an offer extended in late July or early August 2023.  Out-of-state applicants must be available in Denver (at their own expense) for in person interviews.  Judge Fox may also ask the applicant to prepare an original writing sample based upon a fact pattern to be supplied by the judge.

Judge Stephanie Dunn: 720-625-5235

Judge Dunn has hired for the 2024 term and is not currently accepting applications.

Judge Anthony Navarro: 720-625-5250

Judge Navarro hires law clerks for staggered, two-year terms.  He has hired for the 2023-2025 term, and will not take applications for the 2024-2026 term until summer 2023.  Applications should be submitted by email to felix.hollaway@judicial.state.co.us and should include: (1) a cover letter; (2) a resume; (3) an official or unofficial law school transcript showing class rank; (4) a writing sample of up to fifteen double-spaced pages (which may be a portion of a larger document), preferably not edited by someone else; and (5) three letters of recommendation, including at least one from a practicing attorney or judge for whom the applicant has been employed or interned.  Judge Navarro will interview the finalists.  He may also ask finalists to prepare an original writing sample based upon a fact pattern to be supplied by him. 

Judge Elizabeth Harris:  720-625-5330

Judge Harris is currently accepting law clerk applications for the 2024 term.  Please send the following application materials to her by email (elizabeth.harris@judicial.state.co.us) and copy her law clerk (riley.collins@judicial.state.co.us):  (1) short cover letter, (2) resume, (3) law school transcript, (4) writing sample (not edited by anyone), and (5) two to three recommendation letters.  Applicants can apply before 2L second semester grades are available but should supplement their applications with an updated transcript as soon as possible.    

Judge Harris is currently accepting applications for a summer internship.  Please send a short cover letter (that includes the name and contact information of a law school or professional reference) and a resume to elizabeth.harris@judicial.state.co.us and copy her law clerk (riley.collins@judicial.state.co.us).   

Judge Rebecca R. Freyre: 720-625-5225

Judge Freyre hires law clerks for staggered two-year terms.  Applications should be submitted by email to chelsey.macdonald@judicial.state.co.us. and include a cover letter, a resume, a writing sample of unpublished material representing the applicant’s sole work, law school transcripts (unofficial acceptable), and up to three letters of recommendation.  The 2023-2025 position is filled.  Judge Freyre will begin accepting applications for the 2024-2026 term on May 1, 2023.

Judge Craig R. Welling: 720-625-5210 

Judge Welling currently has one clerk opening for a one- or two-year term beginning between June and August 2023 (with a June start date preferred).  Applications for the open position should be submitted as soon as practicable, but no later than Monday, May 22, 2023.  Applications should be submitted by email to stevenson.lubin@judicial.state.co.us, and should include a cover letter, resume, official or unofficial law school transcript showing class rank, a writing sample (must be the applicant’s own work, not edited by others, and should not be a law review article or case note), and three references or letters of recommendation.  Judge Welling will conduct interviews with finalists.

Judge Ted C Tow III:  720-625-5205

Judge Tow hires law clerks for staggered, two-year terms. Judge Tow is currently accepting applications for the 2024-2026 term. Applications should include: (1) a cover letter; (2) a resume; (3) a law school transcript (official if available); (4) three letters of recommendation; and (5) a writing sample that has not been substantially edited by someone else. Applications are due by June 1, 2023, and should be emailed to sommer.wiss@judicial.state.co.us

Judge Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov 720-625-5220

Judge Lipinsky has two law clerks who serve staggered, two-year terms.  Judge Lipinsky has hired for the 2024-2026 term and is not currently accepting applications.

Judge Matthew D. Grove:  720-625-5305

Judge Grove is currently taking applications for the 2024-2026 clerkship term.  Generally, Judge Grove's applications should  include: (1) a cover letter; (2) a resume; (3) an official or unofficial law school transcript showing class rank; (4) a writing sample of up to fifteen double-spaced pages (which may be a portion of a larger document), preferably not edited by someone else; and (5) three letters of recommendation, including at least one from a current or former supervisor.  Applications may be submitted with only three semesters of law school grades, but Judge Grove asks that applicants supplement with fourth semester grades when they become available. Applications should be submitted to daniel.sparacino@judicial.state.co.us.

Judge Neeti Pawar 720-625-5126

Judge Pawar is not currently taking applications for judicial clerkships.

Judge Jaclyn Casey Brown 720-625-5300

Judge Brown is not currently taking applications for judicial clerkships.

Judge Sueanna P. Johnson

Judge Johnson hires law clerks for two-year staggered terms.  Longer terms beyond two years may be available at the discretion of the judge and interest of the law clerk.  Applications for the 2024-2026 term are due June 15, 2023, with interviews conducted in late-June/early July 2023 with an offer extended no later than early August 2023 to begin work in August/September 2024.  Applicants should submit electronically the following: (1) a cover letter; (2) a resume; (3) an official law school transcript; (4) three letters of recommendation (two which must be from a judge or lawyer with whom the applicant interned or was employed); and (5) a writing sample no more than 10 pages double-spaced (may be part of a larger piece of work and must not be a law review article) that is certified fully written and edited by the applicant.  In the cover letter, applicants are free to address any challenges or experiences they had in getting to or during law school that has made the applicants’ backgrounds unique.  Application materials may be received separately so long as a complete application is submitted by the deadline.  Application should be submitted to Ana.Olivas@judicial.state.co.us and Samantha.piszcz@judicial.state.co.us.

Judge Christina F. Gomez

Judge Gomez has two law clerks who serve staggered, two-year terms.  Judge Gomez has hired for the 2023-2025 term.  Applications for the 2024-2026 term will be accepted in Spring 2023, with a deadline of June 1, 2023, and should be emailed to  nicole.sotoquintero@judicial.state.co.us.  Applicants should submit the following: (1) a cover letter; (2) a resume; (3) undergraduate and law school transcripts; (4) three letters of recommendation (preferably not more than two from law school professors); and (5) a writing sample (preferably one not edited by others and preferably not a law school paper or law review article).

Judge David H. Yun  720-625-5345

Judge Yun is not currently taking applications for judicial clerkships.

Judge W. Eric Kuhn 

Judge Kuhn is not currently taking applications for judicial clerkships.

Judge Timothy Schutz: 702-625-5241

Judge Schutz hires law clerks for two-year staggered terms.  Applications for the 2024-2026 term are due June 30, 2023.  Interviews with be conducted in July 2023, with an offer extended early August 2022 to begin work in the summer of 2024..  Applicants should submit electronically the following: (1) a cover letter; (2) a resume; (3) an official law school transcript; (4) two or three letters of recommendation (no more than one from a professor); (5) a statement, not to exceed five pages, addressing any unique challenges you faced in reaching and/or attending law school; and (6) a statement, not to exceed five pages, articulating how you intend to utilize your law degree to move our justice system closer to the highest ideals of America’s founding principles.  Application should be submitted to rachel.blue@judicial.state.co.us 

 Judge Karl L. Schock

Judge Schock hires law clerks for two-year staggered terms. Judge Schock is currently accepting applications for the 2024-2026 term. Applications should submit the following to karl.schock@judicial.state.co.us: (1) a cover letter; (2) a resume; (3) a law school transcript; (4) two or three letters of recommendation (preferably included with the application packet); and (5) a writing sample that has not been edited by someone else (preferably a legal brief, memorandum, or similar, rather than a law review article or law school paper).  

Judge Katharine E. Lum

 

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